Archaeologists have uncovered a hidden cave near Chichen Itza, Mexico. This undisturbed site, named Balamku, holds hundreds ...

Chichén Itzá, the Maya complex that’s now one of Mexico’s most popular tourist destinations, is getting a new museum, reports the Art Newspaper’s Elizabeth Mistry. The new facility will replace an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Temple of the Inscriptions at the ruins of the Maya city of Palenque, in Chiapas, Mexico. Photograph by Jon G. Fuller, ...

Mexico is the North American nation with the most UNESCO World Heritage sites, thanks in large part to its rich history and well-preserved archaeological sites – some of which are still being ...

Researchers in Mexico have uncovered a new group of structures at Chichén Itzá, the famed Maya archaeological site, that may have once belonged to the city’s elite. The new find comes from the work of ...

Chichén Itzá, Mexico’s most visited archaeological site, reopened today (1 June) after an unprecedented 13-day closure amid community opposition to a new tourist complex. The conflict centred on the ...

Chichen Itza has gotten a bit of a bad reputation lately. After all, it does get throngs of tourists every day. Local people have obviously caught onto this. So they line the walking paths selling ...

This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucatán peninsula. Throughout its nearly 1,000-year history, different peoples have left their mark on the city. The Maya and Toltec ...

Reason: The brilliant ruins of Chichén Itzá evidence a dazzling ancient city that once centered the Maya empire in Central America. The stepped pyramids, temples, columned arcades, and other stone ...

After analysing the remains of 64 ancient sacrificed individuals, most of whom were children, researchers have revealed new details about human sacrifice at the ancient Maya site of Chichén Itzá.